Chelsea target Antoine Griezmann keen to play with Manchester United's Paul Pogba

Union: Antoine Griezmann (left) and Paul Pogba (right) are close friends
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Vaishali Bhardwaj10 November 2016

Chelsea target Antoine Griezmann has outlined his desire to play alongside his France teammate Paul Pogba at club level one day.

Griezmann, 25, and Manchester United's world-record signing Pogba enjoy a close relationship, with the Atletico Madrid star admitting he has asked his compatriot about life at Old Trafford since he moved to the club in the summer.

Griezmann was himself heavily linked with a move to England and, in particular, Chelsea in the past transfer window but despite his agent saying the pair were "listening to different clubs who also offer real interest and attraction", the forward went on to sign a new long-term deal at Atletico.

However, Griezmann has now suggested he would be open to playing alongside Pogba one day - although a move abroad does not interest him at the moment.

"I always ask Paul Pogba about Manchester United," Griezmann told Sky Sport News in Germany.

"I think they are a huge club with a really good infrastructure. I ask Paul about some of the players, and if they're really that good, or if Jose Mourinho is really that good.

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"You hear a lot of things [speculation] about Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain but right now I don't see me moving to a new club. But it would be awesome to play alongside Paul one day."

Griezmann has become one of Atletico's main stars since signing for the club from Real Sociedad in 2014, and scored 39 goals in 67 appearances for Los Rojiblancos and France last season.

His form for Les Bleus at Euro 2016 saw him pick up the competition's Player of the Tournament and Golden Boot awards after he netted six times for the losing finalists.

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